Bisexual Book Awards
The Bisexual Book Awards are an annual literary award program, presented by the Bi Writers Association to honour the year's best works of literature addressing themes of bisexuality.[1] The awards were presented for the first time in 2013.[2]
Awards are presented in 11 categories, where any writer who has addressed bisexual themes in their work may be submitted for consideration regardless of their own sexual orientation. Two special awards are also presented: the Bi Book Publisher Award to the publishing company that has submitted the most books to the awards program that year, and the Bi Writer Award for the best book by an out bisexual writer.
2013[]
Bisexual Fiction[]
John Irving, In One Person- Ellis Avery, The Last Nude
- Annette Lapointe, Whitetail Shooting Gallery
- Catherine Lundoff, Silver Moon
- , Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
- Richard Mason, History of a Pleasure Seeker
- Basil Papademos, Mount Royal
Bisexual Non-fiction[]
- Cheryl Burke, My Awesome Place: The Autobiography of Cheryl B
- Janet W. Hardy, Girlfag: A Life Told in Sex and Musicals
Bisexual Poetry[]
- , Fireflies at Absolute Zero
- , Shine
- , Love Without Limits: The Bi-Laws of Love
Bisexual Erotic Fiction[]
- Basil Papademos, Mount Royal
- Mykola Dementiuk, Times Square Queer: Tales of Bad Boys in the Big Apple
- Cecilia Tan, The Poet and the Prophecy: Magic University Book Four
Bisexual Speculative Fiction [Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror][]
- , Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
- , Gleams of a Remoter World
- Cecilia Tan, The Poet and the Prophecy: Magic University Book Four
- Catherine Lundoff, Silver Moon
Bi Writer of the Year[]
- Cheryl Burke, My Awesome Place: The Autobiography of Cheryl B
- Mykola Dementiuk, Times Square Queer: Tales of Bad Boys in the Big Apple
- Janet W. Hardy, Girlfag: A Life Told in Sex and Musicals
- Annette Lapointe, Whitetail Shooting Gallery
- , Fireflies at Absolute Zero
- Catherine Lundoff, Silver Moon
- , Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
- Basil Papademos, Mount Royal
- Cecilia Tan, The Poet and the Prophecy: Magic University Book Four
Bisexual Book Publisher of the Year[]
2014[]
Bisexual Fiction[]
- Manil Suri, The City of Devi
- Susan Choi, My Education
- Nicola Griffith, Hild
- David Leavitt, The Two Hotel Francforts
- , The Spirit of Detroit
- , Corona
- , The Last Place She’d Look
Bisexual Non-fiction[]
- Charles "Zan" Christensen, Anything That Loves: Comics Beyond Gay and Straight
- Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
- and , Barriers to Love: Embracing a Bisexual Identity
- Maria San Filippo, The B Word: Bisexuality in Contemporary Film and Television
- Jade Sylvan, Kissing Oscar Wilde: A Love Story in the City of Light
Bisexual Speculative Fiction[]
- Laura Lam, Pantomime
- Francesca Lia Block, Love in The Time of Global Warming
- Alaya Dawn Johnson, The Summer Prince
- Malinda Lo, Inheritance
- Saundra Mitchell, The Elementals
- Mary Anne Mohanraj, The Stars Change
- Emma Trevayne, Coda
Bisexual Teen/Young Adult Fiction[]
- Malinda Lo, Inheritance
- Francesca Lia Block, Love in The Time of Global Warming
- , Bi-Normal
- Alaya Dawn Johnson, The Summer Prince
- Bill Konigsberg, Openly Straight
- Laura Lam, Pantomime
Bisexual Biography/Memoir[]
- Alden Jones, The Blind Masseuse: A Traveler’s Memoir from Costa Rica to Cambodia
- Charles "Zan" Christensen, Anything That Loves: Comics Beyond Gay and Straight
- and , Barriers to Love: Embracing a Bisexual Identity
Bisexual Erotic Fiction[]
- , The Reunion
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, Twice the Pleasure: Bisexual Women’s Erotica
- , Memoirs of a Gigolo Omnibus
- , The Flight of the Black Swan
- , House of Sable Locks
Bi Writer of the Year[]
- Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, Twice the Pleasure: Bisexual Women’s Erotica
- Clive Davis with Anthony DeCurtis, The Soundtrack of My Life
- , Memoirs of a Gigolo Omnibus
- , A Wind of Knives
- and , Barriers to Love: Embracing a Bisexual Identity
- , The Flight of the Black Swan
Bisexual Book Publisher of the Year[]
2015[]
Bisexual Fiction[]
- , In Case of Emergency
- Emma Donoghue, Frog Music
- Sheela Lambert, Best Bi Short Stories
- Vivek Shraya, She of the Mountains
- Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests
Bisexual Non-fiction[]
- Robyn Ochs and H. Sharif Williams, Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men
- Jacob Anderson-Minshall and Diane Anderson-Minshall, Queerly Beloved: A Love Story Across Gender
- Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones
- , Valerie Solanas: The Defiant Life of the Woman Who Wrote SCUM (and Shot Andy Warhol)
- Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed
- , The Tastemaker: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America
Bisexual Romance[]
- and , One Kiss with a Rock Star
- , Climbing the Date Palm
- , Crying in the Rain
- , Heart of the Hurricane
- , Let it Ride
- , The Prince of Punk Rock (Radical Rock Stars Book One)
Bisexual Erotic Fiction[]
- , Capricious: A Texan Tale of Love and Magic
- , Bound to Be a Groom
- , Memoirs of a Gigolo, Second Omnibus
- , Murder on the Mountain
- and , One Kiss with a Rock Star
Bisexual Speculative Fiction[]
- , Otherbound
- , Capricious: A Texan Tale of Love and Magic
- , Climbing the Date Palm
- , The Pendragon Legacy
- Alex Jeffers, That Door is a Mischief
Bisexual Memoir/Biography[]
- Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed
- , Bad Dyke
- Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones
- Alan Cumming, Not My Father’s Son
- Daniel Schreiber, Susan Sontag: A Biography
- , The Tastemaker: Carl Van Vechten and the Birth of Modern America
Bisexual Teen/Young Adult Fiction[]
- , Frenemy of the People
- , Otherbound
Bisexual Mystery[]
- , Murder on the Mountain
- , The Book of Joel
Bisexual Poetry[]
- , Joy Street
- James Franco, Directing Herbert White
Bisexual Anthology[]
- Robyn Ochs and H. Sharif Williams, Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men
- Rachel Kramer Bussel, Big Book of Submission: 69 Kinky Tales
Bi Writer of the Year[]
- Robyn Ochs and H. Sharif Williams, Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men
- Sheela Lambert, Best Bi Short Stories
- Daisy Hernández, A Cup of Water Under My Bed
- Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones
- , Memoirs of a Gigolo, Second Omnibus
- Alan Cumming, Not My Father’s Son
Bisexual Book Publisher of the Year[]
2016[]
Fiction[]
- Lidia Yuknavitch, The Small Backs of Children
- Jennifer Steil, The Ambassador’s Wife
- , The Giddy Death of the Gays & the Strange Demise of Straights
- , Goddess
- Anna North, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark
Non-Fiction[]
- Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Bisexuality in Education: Erasure, Exclusion and the Absence of Intersectionality
- , Bisexuality: Identities, Politics, and Theories
- , Love's Refraction: Jealousy and Compersion in Queer Women's Polyamorous Relationships
Memoir/Biography[]
- , Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit, and Travel
- , BodyHome
- , Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham
Romance[]
- , Bound with Honor
- , Breakaway
- , Caught!
- , The Girl Next Door
- , She Whom I Love
- , A Winter in Rome
Erotic Fiction[]
- and , Dead Ringer
- , Kneel, Mr. President
- , Let the Wrong Light In
- , She Whom I Love
- , Sunset Park (Five Boroughs #2)
- , The Triad Trial
Speculative Fiction[]
- , Ariah
- , The Harem Master
- , A Harvest of Ripe Figs
- and , Peripheral People
- C. B. Lee, Seven Tears at High Tide
- , The Tide of War
Teen/YA Fiction[]
- Hannah Moskowitz, Not Otherwise Specified
- , Bad Idea
- Casey Lawrence, Out of Order
- C. B. Lee, Seven Tears at High Tide
Mystery[]
- and , Peripheral People
- Casey Lawrence, Out of Order
Poetry[]
- , No Confession, No Mass
- Maureen Seaton and Denise Duhamel, Caprice
Bi Writer of the Year[]
- , Call It Wonder: An Odyssey of Love, Sex, Spirit, and Travel
- , Ariah
- , Not Otherwise Specified
Publisher of the Year[]
2017[]
Fiction[]
- Susan Wittig Albert, Loving Eleanor
- , The Regulars
- , Vow of Celibacy
Non-Fiction[]
- and , Advice from a Wild Deuce: The Best of Ask Tiggy
- Eric Anderson and , The Changing Dynamics of Bisexual Men's Lives: Social Research Perspectives
- Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Women in Relationships with Bisexual Men: Bi Men By Women
Memoir/Biography[]
- Juliet Nicolson, A House Full of Daughters
- Ira Nadel, Virginia Woolf
Romance[]
- Garrett Leigh, What Remains
- , Change of Address
- , Lovers Leap
- , Misinformation
- Dahlia Adler, Out on Good Behavior
- , Rock N Soul
- , Stuck Landing
Erotic Fiction[]
- , The Best Laid Plans
- , 24/7
- Nicole Wood, Club Trega
- , The Man on Top of the World
Speculative Fiction[]
- , The Painted Crown
- Foz Meadows, An Accident of Stars
- (editor), Enchanted Soles
- , For the Clan
- , Labyrinth Lost
- , Necrotech
- Julia Ember, The Seafarer's Kiss [3]
Teen/YA Fiction[]
- , Look Both Ways
- , Caught Inside
- C. B. Lee, Not Your Sidekick
- , Obscura Burning
- Casey Lawrence, Order in the Court
- Dahlia Adler, Out on Good Behavior
- , The Sum of these Things
Mystery[]
- , Assassins: Discord
- Casey Lawrence, Order in the Court
Poetry[]
- , The Body's Alphabet
- , Nec(Romantic)
Graphic Novel/Memoir[]
- , Primahood: Magenta
- Jon Macy and (editors), ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics
Anthology[]
- (editor), Enchanted Soles
- Jon Macy and (editors), ALPHABET: The LGBTQAIU Creators from Prism Comics
Bi Writer of the Year[]
- and , Advice from a Wild Deuce: The Best of Ask Tiggy
- , The Best Laid Plans
- , The Body's Alphabet
- , Obscura Burning
- , Vow of Celibacy
- Garrett Leigh, What Remains
Publisher of the Year[]
- Dreamspinner Press, and
2018[]
Fiction[]
- Elaine Castillo, America Is Not the Heart
- Jennifer Natalya Fink, Bhopal Dance
- , The Prince of Mirrors
- Elizabeth J. Colen and Carol Guess, True Ash
- , The Wild Birds
Non-Fiction[]
- , Go the Way Your Blood Beats: On Truth, Bisexuality, and Desire
- , Many Love
Memoir/Biography[]
- , Many Love
- , On the Road and Off the Record with Leonard Bernstein
Romance[]
- Felicia Davin, Edge of Nowhere
- , Jilted
- Layla Reyne, Medley (Changing Lanes)
- Nem Rowan, Rough Sleepers
- Michele Engardt, The Thing About Forever
- L.A. Witt, The Torches We Carry
Erotic Fiction[]
- Lexi Mohney, Carnal Knowledge
- M.K. Lee, Whatever Comes First
Speculative Fiction[]
- Jeanne G'Fellers, Cleaning House
- Megan Derr, Dragon Magic
- William C. Tracy, The Seeds of Dissolution
- Felicia Davin, Etymon Press
- J.R. Mabry, The Worship of Mystery
Teen/YA Fiction[]
- Gene Gant, A Love Song for Mr. Dakota
- J.E. Sumerau, Palmetto Rose
- Lisa Walker, Paris Syndrome
- Cat Clarke, We Are Young
- Mia Kerick, The Weekend Bucket List
Mystery[]
- Alexandra CH Nowakowski and JE Sumerau, Other People's Oysters
- Cari Z & L.A. Witt, Reckless Behavior
- Cat Clarke, We Are Young
- Kristen Lepionka, What You Want to See
- Rosalie Knecht, Who Is Vera Kelly?
Poetry[]
- Britteney Black Rose Kapri, Black Queer Hoe
- Diana Hamilton, God Was Right
- Jan Steckel, Like Flesh Covers Bone
- Julian Randall, Refuse
- Duy Doan, We Play a Game
Publisher of the Year[]
- Less Than Three Press
References[]
- ^ "2016 Bisexual Book Awards announced". GLAAD, May 3, 2016.
- ^ "Bi Writers Association announces recipients of Bisexual Book Awards". GLAAD, June 6, 2013.
- ^ "2017 Bisexual Book Awards". Locus Mag. Locus Mag. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
External links[]
| Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festivals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By media |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Categories:
- LGBT literary awards
- American literary awards
- Awards established in 2013
- 2013 establishments in the United States
- LGBT literature in the United States
- Bisexuality-related literature
- Bisexual culture in the United States